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بَغَتَهُ

Root: بغت

Form: 1

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بَغَتَهُI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun بَغْتٌ and بَغْتَةٌ and بَغَتٌ and بَغَتَةٌ and بَغَتَّةٌ, with teshdeed to the ت, of the same measure as جَرَبَّةٌ, accord. to AA's reading of the Kur in a passage which will be found below, without a parallel among inf. ns., [and said by some to have an intensive signification,] He, or it, came upon him, or happened to him, suddenly, unexpectedly, without his being aware of it, or without any previous cause; surprised him; took him by surprise, or unawares; as also , Verbal.Noun مُبَاغَتَةٌ and بِغَاتٌ. It is said in the Kur vi. 31, accord. to the reading mentioned above, إِذَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ بَغَتَّةً [When the hour of the resurrection shall come upon them suddenly, unexpectedly, &c.]. And you say, جَآءَهُ بَغْتَةً He, or it, came to him suddenly, &c. And لَقِيَهُ بَغْتَةً He met, or found, him, or it, suddenly, &c. And لَسْتُ آمَنُ بَغَتَاتِ العَدُوِّ I am not secure from, or free from fear of, the enemy's comings [upon me] unawares.
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